Patents Assigned to Mac Tools, Inc.
  • Patent number: 5593197
    Abstract: A spark plug wire puller is described which is actuated by a user squeezing a trigger biased against a handle of the tool which causes two jaw members to come together at gripping ends thereof to squeeze a wire or boot. As the user squeezes the trigger and pulls on the tool, the jaws grip the wire or boot and remove it from the spark plug. The invention is advantageous because it does not rely on a scissors action and it grips the boot in such a way so as not to damage it during the removal process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1997
    Assignee: MAC Tools, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond J. Mathieu, James F. Mellott, Dean E. Myers
  • Patent number: 5572143
    Abstract: A hand held electrical circuit testing for use by technicians to determine circuit conditions such as, whether a duty cycle is present or whether constant voltage is present. The invention makes use of three visual indicating means within a clear body portion of the device which reveal a lighting pattern that will provide an experienced technician with information to determine the circuit condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Assignee: MAC Tools, Inc.
    Inventors: Dean E. Myers, James F. Mellott, Jeff Masterman
  • Patent number: 5335586
    Abstract: A handle linkage including two handle arms rotatably secured to each other, while one handle arm is attached to the body of a tool and the other handle arm is attached to an actuatable member of the tool. One or more links connect the actuatable member to the second handle arm allowing for substantially linear movement of the actuatable member into the body of the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1994
    Assignee: MAC Tools, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark R. Casto, Jeffrey A. Batten, Raymond J. Mathieu
  • Patent number: 5280740
    Abstract: A socket wrench is shown having a socket driver head pinned to a clevis on a shaft. A sleeve is receivable over the shaft end and includes open ended slots pointing away from the clevis. The shaft includes a pin press fit within a cross bore on the shaft end, and the shaft and sleeve are axially slidable relative to each other; where in one position the pin engages one of the slots, and in another position, the shaft and sleeve spin freely of each other. A handle includes an internal bore which is profiled to compressively fit over the sleeve, and a chamber is defined between the sleeve and the end of the internal bore, to provide clearance for the axial movement of the shaft and sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 25, 1994
    Assignee: MAC Tools Inc.
    Inventor: Michael L. Ernst
  • Patent number: 5270638
    Abstract: A device for testing the polarity of both a power supply and a test element such as a circuit, wire or the like. The device is comprised of a body which contains a circuit board, a probe extending from one end of the body, and two lead wires extending from the opposite end of the body. The device will work on any DC voltage supply having a voltage from 6 volts to 24 volts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1993
    Assignee: Mac Tools, Inc.
    Inventor: James F. Mellott
  • Patent number: 5165771
    Abstract: An improved drawer front assembly for attachment to drawers commonly found in tool boxes and the like. The drawer fronts are removable and replaceable and are attached to the drawers by means other than welding. The fastener means are concealed from view and from touch from outside the drawer. The invention allows for various materials and/or colors and/or styles of drawer fronts to be installed on drawers of tool boxes and the like without substantially altering the traditional tool box/drawer design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1992
    Assignee: MAC Tools, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Ballman, Daniel L. Haynes, Thomas Howland, Gary Silvis, Chris Nakoff
  • Patent number: 5150610
    Abstract: In an auxiliary starter switch device, a guard for the auxiliary switch actuator and a small warning lamp and lens are combined in such a way that the guard itself contributes to the indicator warning. The guard is formed of a transparent or translucent material, and the lamp and lens (or an equivalent LED) is mounted in optically close-coupled arrangement with the guard. When the lamp is energized, the guard itself is substantially illuminated to expand the warning light area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1992
    Assignee: MAC Tools, Inc.
    Inventor: Dean E. Myers
  • Patent number: 4936701
    Abstract: A universal joint for use with impact wrenches and the like comprising a coupling having a bore at one end for engaging the drive shaft of a wrench and a ball receiving cavity at its other end; a socket engaging part having a ball member disposed in the ball receiving cavity; and a guide sleeve concentrically and slidably mounted for free rotation to the coupling, the guide sleeve having a substantially smooth uninterrupted outer cylindrical surface which may be held between the fingers of an operator while the joint is rotating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1990
    Assignee: Mac Tools, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Allen, James S. Amtmann
  • Patent number: D341253
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1993
    Assignee: MAC Tools, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Ballman, Daniel L. Haynes, Gary Silvis, Thomas Howland
  • Patent number: D346103
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1994
    Assignee: Mac Tools, Inc.
    Inventor: Roger L. Warner
  • Patent number: D360813
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1995
    Assignee: MAC Tools, Inc.
    Inventors: John D. Wiedemann, Cesario C. Augustine